萌动

萌動

méngdòng

verb #46,875

Meanings

1 to sprout
2 to begin to stir
3 to germinate (literal or figurative)

Characters

to sprout / bud

Examples

春天到了,万物萌动。

Chūntiān dào le, wànwù méngdòng.

Spring has come, and all things are stirring to life.

她心里萌动了一丝怀疑。

Tā xīn lǐ méngdòng le yī sī huáiyí.

A trace of suspicion stirred in her heart.

一个新的想法在他脑海里萌动。

Yī gè xīn de xiǎngfǎ zài tā nǎohǎi lǐ méngdòng.

A new idea was beginning to stir in his mind.

Tips

memory

萌 (sprout, from grass radical 艹) + 动 (move) = a seed starting to push up. Works the same way figuratively for thoughts and feelings just beginning to stir.

Stroke Order

萌 méng

动 dòng